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Sewing

Sewing is one of those crafts that once you get started, you can change your world: you can make clothes that actually fit, pillows and curtains the exact color you want, beautiful gifts for your friends and family… and so much more!

Books

Getting Started

Power sewing step-by-step
Betzina, Sandra
Power sewing step-by-step
qTT515.B48 2000
 
Sewing basics
Gardiner, Wendy
Sewing Basics
qTT713.G37 2003
 
Sew fast sew easy
Meyrich, Elissa K.
Sew fast sew easy: all you need to know when you start to sew
TT705.M48 2002
 
A Is For Apron
Mornu, Nathalie
A Is For Apron: 25 fresh & flirty designs
TT546.5.M67 2008
Do you know a cook that would love an apron for a present?
 
New complete guide to sewing
New complete guide to sewing: step-by-step techniques for making clothes and home accessories
TT705.N48 2002
 
Sewing for dummies
Saunders, Janice S.
Sewing for dummies
TT705.S336 1999x
 
Singer: the complete photo guide to sewing
Singer: the complete photo guide to sewing
qTT713.S57 1999
 
The complete idiot's guide to sewing
Wills, Lydia.
The complete idiot's guide to sewing
TT705.W55 2000
 

The Basics & Beyond

So simple slipcovers
Abbott, Gail
So simple slipcovers
qTT395.A23 2005x
 
Cargill, Katrin
Katrin Cargill's simple pillows: creative ideas & 20 step-by-step projects
qTT410.C3723 2005
 
The pattern companion: sewing
The pattern companion: sewing
qTT705.P33 2004
 
Pattern-free sewing
qTT713.P37 2005
 
Sewing for the home
qTT715.S48 1995x
 
Sewing projects for the home
qTT387 .S49 1991
 

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Web Sites

  • American Sewing Guild
    The American Sewing Guild is a nonprofit organization for sewing enthusiasts, incorporated in 1993, that now has over 20,000 members with 130 chapters across the nation, including one in Pittsburgh.
  • PatternReview.com
    PatternReview.com is used by 48,090 sewers to collaborate, share and discuss the projects they have been working on, or are planning to work on. It catalogs and describes sewers experiences and opinions in a structured way so that you can quickly and easily find the information they are looking for.
  • Sewing.org
    This website by the Home Sewing Association (a nonprofit organization of manufacturers, suppliers and retailers) offers a Sewing Enthusiast section with sewing projects.
  • Threads Magazine
    The website of this Taunton publication offers a few articles to get you started as well as a preview of the articles in the print publication.

Sewing Machines

  • Bernina
    Their website offers a newsletter and a blog.
  • Husqvarna Viking
    This manufacturer's site will give you specifications for their machines.
  • Singer
    Includes a section on "Choose the right machine," as well as specifications for its machines.
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